My Raw Vegan Journey...

Last month, one of my daughters told me she wanted to go on a Juice Feast. Ten days of feasting on nothing but fresh, raw, organic juices. I'd already added green smoothies to my diet over a year ago and had a desire to go the next step and try a fully raw vegan diet. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity, within the supportive partnership of my lovely daughter.

We set a date, and I proceeded to eat up as much of the solid food in the kitchen that I could. I ate the flour tortillas, eggs, peanut butter, bread, corn chips, chocolate...anything that might tempt me during the 10 days. I went shopping and loaded up the fridge with celery, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, about 5 different fruits, and some young Thai coconuts. I bought some mesh produce bags, as I planned to make my vegetable juices in the blender and use the squeeze method for my juice, in place of a juicer.

Well, we're now on Day 8. Unlike Jenn, who has been drinking juice exclusively, I've been including green smoothies, a daily coffee, and a fresh fruit, once in a while. The blender's been getting lots of use.  I've also been getting some of my organic juices from Whole Foods, and mixing and matching my favourite flavours.

My husband has been eating his regular diet, and it's really interesting to observe my internal machinations as he chows down on some of my favorites. Like Ripple chips with dip, microwave popcorn, sausages, tuna, and fried chicken. Sure I was eating lots of salads, but always found the urge to munch on the tastier choices in his menu. For these last 8 days, I've watched all those foods go by...without a bite!

Whenever Jenn or I are facing a tough food challenge, we text or call each other for support. We've been keeping each other on the 'straight and narrow'...

Why am I doing this to myself, you might ask? For starters, I know that my food attachments have nothing to do with my health. And since I can't quit eating altogether, I wanted to have a really strong barrier that I could wrap my raw vegan convictions around. Once the 10 days are up, I plan to have a lovely raw vegan meal at Organic Lives.

I'm down 7.5 pounds and I enjoyed the way my jeans fit this morning.  You never know, I might just do another 10 days...